Intramucosal melanotic nevi - A case report of an unusual gingival enlargement
Intramucosal melanotic nevus with multiple polypoid presentations in oral cavity is rare; though single nevus is not uncommon. Nevi are benign proliferations of nevus cells either in the epithelium or in the subepithelial stroma. They are best categorized as hamartomas rather than true neoplasm. We...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2013;volume=17;issue=2;spage=239;epage=241;aulast=Agrawal |